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Spring 2010 Census Consultation

2011 Census Statistical Outputs

The main objective of the 2011 Census is to provide high quality population statistics as required by a wide range of users including policy makers, service providers, academics, commercial enterprises and the general public. To achieve this, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is consulting widely with users to make sure our census output products are relevant and practical for them to use.

The Spring 2010 consultation was an important part of GROS' preparations for the 2011 Census in Scotland. It provided an opportunity for users of census data to help shape the main statistical outputs for the 2011 Census and to comment on a range of related issues. It also enabled us to give an update on the progress being made across a number of areas that bear on our plans for producing and disseminating the census results.

The aim of this consultation was to provide the basis for developing, over the course of 2010, an agreed set of final specifications of the main outputs from the 2011 Census that meet the needs of a majority of users and make the best use of data collected. It also sought views from users on a number of issues relating to census outputs including:

pre-defined tabular outputs;
comparisons of 2001 and 2011 census results;
data delivery formats;
outputs geography – including which intermediate geographies users need and what demand exists for workplace zone statistics; and
timetable for release of 2011 Census results

Consultation Documents

The consultation has now closed, but the documents can still be viewed below.

1. The Statistical Outputs (PDF 812 Kb) consultation document containing background information and topics for consultation.
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2. A spreadsheet, Set of Initial Proposals for Pre-Defined Census Output Tables (Excel 1.6 Mb), which lists the tabular output that was produced from the 2001 Census. The list can be filtered by topic of interest:

accommodation;
communal establishments;
cultural;
demographic;
health; and
labour market (including NS-SeC, qualifications and travel to work or study).

GROS will now digest the responses received and prepare a summary report which will be placed on this website. We also held a number of consultation ‘roadshows’ to provide feedback to users on preliminary findings from the consultation and to allow direct discussion of the issues involved. Further information can still be found on the Outputs Roadshows page.

Should you have any queries regarding Scotland’s outputs consultation please email: Census.Consultation@gro-scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Census Outputs Branch
The General Register Office for Scotland